An exact circle is very hard to ride. Deviations happen mostly because riders aren’t sure how to keep their horses’ bodies aligned on a precise curve.
Your horse has learned to move his hindquarters on one side or another of a straight line. For this exercise, think of your circle as... read
The Bull's Eye Exercise
Visualize a red and white target with a bull’s eye in the center. Using your hindquarter control, move your horse in concentric circles with the marker anchoring your horse’s nose as if it were the center of that bull’s eye. Little by little, increase the number of steps you can make around the bull’s eye until you can make a complete circle all the way around the marker. watch
